The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Barisal

November 14, the day of brutal killing of two judges of Jhalakati district judge court in 2005, was observed and relatives of a victim demanded trial of the godfathers of JMB killers and investigation about JMB connection of Mayor Sarwar of Barisal City Corporation.

Religious programmes for the departed souls of the slain judges were arranged at family level at houses, cremation ground and graveyard in Barisal and Bhola.

Besides Annodaan and Kangali Bhoj (feeding the guest and poor) were arranged at paternal house of late Jagonnath Pandey in Padma village of Patharghata upazila under Barguna district. Pallabi Pandey Rita, the widow of killed Judge Jagonnath Pandey and an Officer of United Commercial Bank Barisal branch and Farzana Kanta, widow of killed judge Shahid Sohel Ahmed and an officer of the registrar office of Dhaka University, denying making any comments about that sad incident, said family members, relatives, neighbors and well-wishers attended these programmes.

However Mukul Mukherjee, a customs officer and father in law of Jagonnath Pandey, said that they were happy after the execution of the death sentences of the killer JMB leaders and activists.

Now we demand trial of the godfathers of those killers and probe against recently revealed facts of JMB connection with Barisal City Corporation Mayor Majibor Rahman Sarwar, he said.

Recently we visited Law Advisor Barrister Mainul Hosein, placed our demand', he added.

Shrestho Pandey Argho, 4, son of Jagonnath Pandey, is living with mother at maternal grandfather's house at Kashipur area of Barisal city and Ifty, 5, son of Shahid Sohel Ahmed, living with his mother in Dhaka.

Death sentences of six out of seven JMB killers and their top-most leaders have already been executed and death sentence of Arifur Rahman, another JMB activist connected with this killing and detained at Barguna jail, would be executed very soon, sources said.